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EVALUATION OF INITIATIVES To this point, we have been considering four specific initiatives, each of which would, if adopted, provide leadership in a particular area of space endeavor. Now it is important to differentiate between an initiative and a strategy. A strategy provides an overall framework and direction; it identifies and prioritizes goals, and defines a course to attain them. An initiative should be an element of a strategy; a part, but only a part, of the larger picture. Initiatives would, of course, be best judged in the context of a strategy. A process to define and evaluate candidate strategies for the civilian space program is being developed at NASA. This process will seek to identify possible strategies, then assess the likelihood of success and possible implications of each. They will be evaluated in relation to the existing and projected environment, and to the various conditions which may influence their success, such as: - NASA's strengths, its weaknesses, and its culture - External threats to U.S. leadership - Opportunities to exercise leadership - Optimistic and pessimistic scenarios of uncontrollable factors which influence NASA and its ability to carry out its charter - The existing U.S. space policy A successful Mars Rover/Sample Return mission blasts off, carrying its cargo of Martian samples back to Earth. From: NASA Leadership and America's Future in Space by Sally K. Ride (1987) [[Page]] 49
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